Dr. Mark Korson from Tufts Floating Hospital for Children gives a “crash course” in interpreting lab values! Most patients with mitochondrial disease have faced a page of test results comprised of letters and numbers that would help them understand their current illness if the information made sense. CBC, CMP, LFTs, CPK, OAA and more…join us as we figure it out!
- CBC
- CMP
- Lactic acid
- pyruvic acid
- amino acids
- organic amino acids
- ammonia
- electrolytes
- glucose
- bicarbonate/co2
- metabolic labs
- CPK
- LFTs
- carnitine
- TFTs: TSH, T4, T3
- cerebral folate
